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UNIVERSITY  CLUB 
OF  CHICAGO 


FLOOR  PLANS,   ILLUSTRATIVE   SKETCHES 

AND    BRIEF    DESCRIPTIONS   OF 

THE    NEW    BUILDING 

OF  THE  CLUB 


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FOR  THE   USE  OF   MEMBERS 


CHICAGO  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 
PRIHTED  COLLECTIONS 


4*      SIntro&urtnry      4* 


'"p'HE  new  building  of  the  University  Club  of  Chicago  is  located 

at  the  northwest  corner  of  Michigan  Avenue  and  Monroe 
Street.  It  has  a  south  frontage  of  one  hundred  and  seventy-one 
feet  on  Monroe  Street  and  an  east  frontage  of  sixty-eight  feet  on 
Michigan  Avenue.  The  exterior  walls  are  of  Bedford  stone  ;  the 
roof  is  of  green  tile.  Every  modern  device  has  been  utilized  to 
make  the  building  as  nearly  fireproof  as  possible. 

The  style  of  architecture  fortunately  chosen  by  the  architects, 
Messrs.  Holabird  &  Roche,  is  the  English  Collegiate,  sometimes 
described  as  Tudor  Gothic.  In  making  this  selection  the  architects 
followed  the  line  of  academic  tradition.  How  to  adapt  this  style, 
associated  as  it  is  with  comparatively  low  buildings,  to  the  require- 
ments of  a  congested  portion  of  a  great  city,  was  a  formidable 
problem.  How  successfully  the  architects  have  met  this  difficulty 
must  be  left  to    critics  of  architecture  to  decide. 

The  interior  arrangements  of  a  commodious  club-house  are 
such  as  to  require  great  diversity  in  height  of  ceiling.  Unless  the 
interior  arrangements  are  to  be  tortured  to  suit  the  exterior  eleva- 
tion, considerable  irregularity  in  the  distribution  and  size  of  the 
windows  is,  therefore,  inevitable.  The  Gothic  style  seems  to  be 
peculiarly  hospitable  to  irregularity.  In  fact,  it  has  often  been 
noted  that  one  of  the  charms  of  Gothic  architecture  grows  out 
of  the  fact  that  a  certain  irregularity,  as  opposed  to  absolute 
repetition,  is  productive  of  the  most  satisfactory  effects. 

The  result  is  that  the  exterior  of  the  building  quite 
clearly  reveals  the  uses  to  which  the  principal  apartments  are 
devoted.  A  glance  at  the  frontispiece  of  this  book  will  show  to 
the  reader,  for  instance,  that  the  large  mullioned  windows  of  the 
second  story  which  occupy  the  entire  Michigan  Avenue  frontage  and 
turn  the  corner  for  three  spaces  on  Monroe  Street  must  look  into 
a  fairly  spacious  apartment ;  and  the  location  of  this  apartment, 
raised  just  enough  above  the  street  level  to  insure  privacy  within 

[7] 


and  to  afford  to  the  occupants  an  unobstructed  view  out  over  the 
Park  to  Lake  Michigan  in  the  distance,  indicates  to  any  one  in  the 
least  familiar  with  the  requirements  of  a  club  that  this  is  the  main 
assembly-room  of  the  Club.  The  high  arched  windows,  again, 
in  the  ninth  story,  with  their  corbeled  balconies  —  four  windows 
on  Michigan  Avenue  and  six  on  the  Monroe  Street  side,  affording 
a  splendid  view  of  the  Lake  throughout  nearly  a  half-circle — it 
these  windows  do  not  light  the  main  dining-hall  of  the  Club, 
then  a  great  opportunity  has  clearly  been  missed.  Still  higher  up, 
the  space  behind  the  parapet,  and  extending  in  under  the  eaves  ot 
the  high  pitched  roof,  is  of  course  devoted  to  a  roof-garden. 
Less  conspicuously,  yet  quite  unmistakably,  the  third,  fourth,  fifth, 
and  sixth  stories,  with  their  alternate  traceried  bays  and  mullioned 
windows  in  absolute  repetition,  mark  the  location  of  the  bed- 
chambers of  the  Club. 

It  will,  therefore,  be  appreciated  that  a  serious  attempt  has 
been  made,  not  to  erect  an  ordinary  sky-scraper  tricked  out  with 
Gothic  suggestions,  but  to  construct  a  building  essentially  Gothic, 
in  which  the  interior  arrangements  and  the  outward  aspect  have 
each  had  due  consideration,  and  in  which  neither  required  sacrifices 
on  the  part  of  the  other. 

The  text  of  the  following  pages  will  be  limited  to  a  very 
brief  description  of  some  of  the  principal  features  of  the  building, 
indicated  upon  the  accompanying  floor  plans  or  suggested  by  the 
illustrations. 


■4*         ISa0pmfnt 


A  considerable  portion  of  the  basement  is  necessarily  reserved 
for  apparatus  generating  heat,  light,  and  power.  Sufficient  space 
has,  however,  been  provided  for  a  complete  Turkish  Bath  equip- 
ment, with  the  necessary  dressing-rooms,  shower-baths,  rest-room, 
and  lounging-room,  and  for  a  swimming-pool  of  respectable  pro- 
portions. The  pool  is  fifty  feet  long  and  twenty-six  feet  wide, 
and  varies  in  depth  from  four  to  nine  feet. 

[«1 


4*      Jtrat  Maav      4* 


^HE  main  entrance  to  the  Club  is  situated 
in  the  center  of  the  Monroe  Street  side, 


f- 1  '  >i''H^[(|i^^  V  _  in 

,C^r«j|»?F*'*r    and  is  flanked  on  either  side  by  windows  open- 
■  -:^''i^''^.-«?g;^^^^  ins:  into  the  main  entry  hall.       To  the  left  of 


the  main  entrance,  and  somewhat  removed 
from  it,  is  the  entrance  for  ladies.  Otherwise 
the  street  frontage  of  the  iirst  story  is  occupied 
by  shops,  one  opening  on  Monroe  Street, 
west  of  the  ladies'  entrance,  and  four  on  Mich- 
igan Avenue,  the  fronts  of  which  are  all  so 
treated  as  to  detract  as  little  as  possible  from 
the  appearance  of  the  Club,  being  deeply  recessed  in  heavily 
moulded  arched  openings  with  strong  piers  between. 

Entering  the  main  doorway  of  the  Club,  which  is  arched 
and  deeply  recessed,  as  the  drawing  on  this  page  indicates,  we 
notice  in  passing  that  the  walls  of  the  vestibule  are  of  Bedford 
stone,  and  the  ceiling,  vaulted  and  groined,  is  of  the  same  mate- 
rial;  and  then  ascending  a  short  flight  of  steps,  we  find  ourselves 
in  the  main  entry  hall  of  the  Club.  The  central  portion  of 
this  hall  is  forty-one  feet  in  depth  and  thirty-six  feet  in  width, 
and  departs  from  the  purely  Gothic  style  which  characterizes  the 
exterior  of  the  Club  and  characterizes  also  the  principal  apart- 
ments of  the  Club.  This  hall  is  designed  in  the  Elizabethan  or 
English  Renaissance  style.  Two  rows  of  free-standing  stone  piers 
extend  the  length  of  the  hall,  and  pilasters,  also  of  stone,  occupy 
corresponding  spaces  at  the  walls;  while  the  wall  surfaces  between 
the  pilasters  are  paneled  in  oak.  Massive  oak  beams  extend  from 
pier  to  pier,  and  from  pier  to  pilaster.  The  ceiling  between 
the  beams  is  of  plaster. 

At  the  northern  end  of  the  hall,  directly  opposite  the 
entrance,  the  main  stairway  rises  to  the  second  story.  This 
stairway   is  of  oak,   with   carved  balustrades  and  newels. 

[10] 


U        d 


i>prnnb  3loav     4* 


A  SCENDING  to  the  second  floor,  we  And  the  treatment  of 
■^  ^  the  entry  hall  to  be  extended  up  the  stairway  to  include  the 
hall  in  this  story.  The  eastern  end  of  this  floor  is  occupied  by  the 
main  assembly-room  of  the  Club.  This  room  has  a  length  of  sixty- 
one  feet,  a  breadth  of  forty-three  feet,  and  a  height  of  twenty-one 
feet  from  the  floor  to  the  panels  of  the  ceiling.  Its  east  and  south 
exposure  insures  abundance  of  light,  and  the  open  spaces  of  the 
park  and  the  width  of  the  avenue  insure  a  fair  share  of  winter 
sun.  The  floor  of  the  room  is  raised  fourteen  feet  above  the 
street  level,  and  this  elevation  is  just  sufficient  to  afford  a  satis- 
factory view  of  the  Lake  beyond  the  Park. 

The  assembly-room  is  purely  Gothic  in  style.  The  walls 
are  paneled  in  English  oak  from  floor  to  ceiling;  the  ceiling  is  of 
plaster,  and  is  divided  into  panels  by  cambered  beams  of  oak. 
The  windows  are  mullioned  ;  the  upper  spaces  are  filled  with 
leaded  panes,  while  the  lower  casement  windows  are  of  clear 
glass  to  afford  unobstructed  view  from  within.  A  large  stone 
fireplace  occupies  the  north  end  of  the  room.  The  full-page 
illustration  on  page  fifteen  is  intended  simply  to  suggest  the 
decorative   treatment    of  the   walls   and    ceiling.      Adjoining  the 

assembly-room  to  westward  are 
two  smaller  rooms,  where  some 
degree  of  retirement  may  be 
found ;  and  these  rooms  may  be 
used  as  writing  or  conference 
rooms,  as  the  convenience  of  the 
members  may  from  time  to  time 
dictate. 

All  the  remaining  portion  of 
the  second  floor  is  devoted  to  the 
use  of  ladies.  The  plan  of  pro- 
viding a  Ladies'  Annex  has  been 


Ladies'    Dining-room 


12] 


tried  in  other  cities,  as  well  as  in  Chicago,  and  has  been  found  to 
minister  to  the  convenience  of  members  and  their  friends.  The 
division  of  the  residential  portions  of  Chicago  into  three  widely 
separated  districts  makes  the  centralization  of  the  different  agencies 
of  public  entertainment,  musical,  dramatic,  etc.,  inevitable.  Then, 
too,  the  residents  of  the  numerous  large  suburbs  of  the  city  find 
easy  access  to  the  central  portion  of  the  city.  It  is,  therefore, 
obvious  that  a  restaurant  in  the  Club  building  under  club  manage- 
ment, to  which  ladies  may  be  admitted  under  certain  prescribed 
conditions,   will  serve  a  useful  purpose. 

The  directors  of  the  Club  will  define,  from  time  to  time,  the 
conditions  under  which  the  Ladies'  Annex  may  be  used.  It  has 
been  found  feasible  in  other  clubs  to  provide  that  ladies  perma- 
nently or  temporarily  of  the  family  of  a  member  of  the  Club,  and 
while  residing  with  him,  shall,  whether  attended  by  such  member 
or  not,  be  permitted  to  use  the  restaurant  for  ladies  and  be  accom- 
panied by  other  ladies.  It  has  also  been  found  practicable  in 
other  clubs  to  relax  somewhat  the  customary  club  rules  with 
regard  to  visitors,  and  to  permit  a  member,  when  accompanied  by 
ladies,  to  invite  gentlemen  who  are  not  members  of  the  Club  to 
the  restaurant  of  the  Ladies'  Annex. 

The  Ladies'  Annex  is  reached  by  a  separate  short  stairway 
leading  up  from  the  ladies'  entrance  on  the  street  level. 
A  glance  at  the  floor  plan  will  show  that  there  is  here  provided 
a  dining-room,  connected,  through  the  service  room,  by  dumb- 
waiters and  by  service  elevators  with  the  kitchens  on  the  ninth 
floor.  Across  the  entry  hall  will  be  found  a  reception-room  and 
adjoining  it  retiring-rooms.  These  rooms  have  a  south  frontage 
on  Monroe  Street,  are  well  lighted,  and,  as  the  accompanying 
small  illustration  will  suggest,  they  are  decorated  in  a  somewhat 
lighter  style  than  are  the  club-rooms  proper. 

As  the  main  assembly-room  occupies  substantially  two  stories 
in  height  of  the  building,  a  second  mezzanine  floor  has  been 
inserted  over  the  portion  of  the  second  floor  occupied  by  the  ladies' 
dining-room,  etc.,  and  in  this  mezzanine  floor  (not  shown  on  the 
accompanying  floor  plans)  sleeping-rooms,  dining-rooms,  and  bath- 
rooms are  provided  sufficient  to  accommodate  all  of  the  female 
domestics  who  must  be  housed  in  the  Club  building. 


[14] 


4*    Ipiniom  3^loor0    4* 


'"p^HE  third,  fourth,  and  fifth  floors  contain  bedrooms  only, 
■*•  of  which  the  floor  plan  on  the  opposite  page  will  show  the 
arrangement.  The  sixth  floor  is  also  devoted  mainly  to  bedrooms, 
arranged  substantially  as  shown  on  the  floor  plan  of  the  third, 
fourth,  and  fifth  floors.  The  barber-shop  is,  however,  located 
on  the  sixth  floor,  and  at  the  west  end  of  this  floor  provision  is 
made  for  four  private  dining-rooms.  Each  bedroom  is  provided 
with  a  private  bath,  excepting  the  bedrooms  leading  off  the  service 
halls,  which  are  not  intended  for  the  use  ot  members  or  guests. 

The  total  number  ot  bedrooms  available  for  members  and 
guests  is  sixty-four.  There  is  ample  opportunity,  particularly  at  the 
east  end  of  each  floor,  to  arrange  rooms  en  suite  for  such  mem- 
bers as  may  desire  to  make  the  Club  their  home.  The  number 
of  bedrooms  available  is  sufficiently  large  to  warrant  the  letting  of 
a  limited  number  to  resident  members  for  a  considerable  period  of 
time.  But  such  letting  must  obviously  be  limited,  as  the  demand 
tor  rooms  tor  temporary  use  by  resident  and  non-resident  members 
will  doubtless  in  the  course  of  time  overtake  the  supply.  In  pro- 
viding such  a  considerable  number  oi  bedrooms,  the  Club  has 
been  actuated  largely  by  the  desire  to  meet  the  needs  of  its  non- 
resident members.      The  University  Club   of  Chicago  should  be, 

its  members  hope  that  it  will 
become,  the  center  of  college  life 
in  the  Middle  West,  a  place  to 
which  college  men  from  far  and 
near  may  come  and  feel  sure  of 
meeting  other  men  of  their  own 
college  or  of  other  colleges;  a 
place  where  college  men  from 
the  East  and  from  the  West,  from 
the  North  and  from  the  South, 
may  meet  on  common  ground 
and  in  common  fellowship. 


4*     ^puf ntl|  Moat     4* 


'nr^HIS  rioor  contains  a  billiard-room  seventy-two  feet  long  and 
■*•  twenty-nine  feet  wide,  affording  sufficient  space  for  nine  tables. 
Seven  large  windows  opening  on  street  and  avenue  afford  abundant 
light.  Raised  seats  for  spectators  are  provided  on  three  sides  of  the 
room.  The  card-room  divides  the  Michigan  Avenue  frontage  on 
this  floor  with  the  billiard-room;  and  the  cafe  adjoins  the  billiard- 
room  on  the  Monroe  Street  front.  The  cafe,  by  reason  of  two 
large  openings  into  the  billiard-room,  is  an  extension  of  the 
billiard-room  to  westward.  The  billiard-room  and  the  cafe  are 
treated  in  the  same  style;  the  walls  are  wainscoted  in  oak,  and 
above  the  wainscoting  the  walls  are  of  face  brick  up  to  the 
stone  corbels  carrying  girders  and  beams  of  oak  which  support 
the  ceiling.  The  ceiling  between  the  beams  is  of  plaster.  The 
card-room  is  treated  in  a  different  style;  it  is  also  wainscoted  in 
oak,  but  the  ceiling  is  vaulted  and  groined.  The  windows 
throughout  this  floor  are  mullioned. 

There  are  on  this  floor  also  four  private  dining-rooms  con- 
nected by  a  corridor  with  the  service  hall  and  with  the  service 
elevators  and  dumb-waiters,  by  which  the  kitchens  are  easily 
reached.  These  four  private  dining-rooms,  together  with  the 
four  already  mentioned  on  the  sixth  floor  and  three  others  here- 
after to  be  mentioned  on  the  eighth  floor,  make  up  a  total  of 
eleven  private  dining-rooms  ranging  in  length  from  twenty-two 
to  thirty-two  feet,  and  in  width  from  fourteen  to  seventeen  feet. 
These  rooms  will  be  available  not  only  for  private  entertainment 
of  a  social  nature,  but  for  conferences  of  various  kinds,  which  may 
include  gentlemen  who  are  neither  members  nor  guests  of  the 
Club.  The  demand  for  private  dining-rooms  for  such  purposes 
has  been  steadily  increasing,  and  it  is  expected  that  the  rooms 
provided  will  contribute  materially  to  the  utility  of  the  Club, 

The  main  bar  of  the  Club  is  also  on  this  floor. 


[18] 


nr^HIS  floor  contains  the  College  Hall,  where  luncheon  will  be 
served  from  a  limited  menu  arranged  tor  quick  service. 
It  is  expected  that  this  room  will  also  be  largely  used  for  dinners, 
smokers,  and  other  gatherings  of  the  various  alumni  associations 
represented  in  the  Club  membership.  This  room  is  paneled 
in  oak  to  the  ceiling,  which  is  of  plaster  divided  into  panels  by 
heavy  beams  of  oak.  Around  the  frieze  is  a  series  of  shields 
decorated  with  the  arms  of  the  various  colleges.  Adjoining 
College  Hall  to  eastward  will  be  found  three  private  dining-rooms. 
Passing  eastward  through  a  small  assembly-room  we  enter 
the   Library  which   occupies   the  entire  Avenue   frontage.      This 

room  has  four  large  windows 
opening  out  on  Michigan  Avenue, 
and  two  windows  opening  south- 
ward on  Monroe  Street.  It  affords 
an  unobstructed  view  of  Lake 
Michigan  from  all  its  windows. 
The  style  of  the  Library  is  Eliza- 
bethan ;  the  walls  are  paneled  in 
oak,  the  windows  are  mullioned, 
and  the  ceiling  is  of  decorated 
plaster.  A  stone  fire-place  occu- 
pies the  north  end  of  the  room. 

[20] 


4*       Nttttli  Boor       4* 


'"T^HIS  floor  contains  the  main  dining-room  of  the  Club. 
''■  Architecturally  this  room  is  the  most  important  feature  of 
the  interior  of  the  building.  It  has  a  length  along  Monroe  Street 
of  eighty-six  feet  six  inches,  and  a  width  on  the  Avenue  of  forty- 
three  feet.  The  height  from  the  floor  to  the  crest  of  the  vaulted 
ceiling  is  thirty-six  feet  seven  inches.  The  floor  plan  on  the 
opposite  page  shows  a  recessed  space  on  the  north  side  of  the 
main  portion  of  the  room,  extending  from  the  light-court  to 
Michigan  Avenue,  which  forms  a  part  of  the  dining-room. 
For  architectural  reasons  this  recessed  space  is  separated  from  the 
main  portion  of  the  dining-room  by  massive  stone  columns,  the 
general  treatment  of  which  will  be  seen  at  the  left  of  the  full-page 
illustration  on  page  twenty-five.  But  for  all  general  purposes  this 
space  forms  a  part  of  the  dining-room.  The  entire  floor  area  of 
the  dining-room  is  about  four  thousand  four  hundred  square  feet. 
It  will  seat  comfortably  from  one  hundred  and  eighty  to  two 
hundred  persons  at  small  tables,  and  when  provided  with  larger 
tables  for  banquets  it  will  accommodate  about  twice  that  number. 
The  walls  ot  the  dining-room  are  severely  simple;  they  are 
carried  in  plain  Bedford  stone  from  the  floor  upwards  fully  twenty 
feet  to  the  stone  corbels,  which  carry  the  roof  trusses  of  the  ceiling. 
The  mullions  of  the  windows  are  also  of  stone.  The  room  de- 
pends for  its  decoration  largely  upon  the  stained  glass  in  the 
windows,  and  upon  the  ceiling.  The  ceiling  is  vaulted  and  groined 
in  dark  wood,  and  has  five  rows  of  pendants  along  the  length  of 
the  room.  It  is  frankly  an  adaptation  of  the  ceiling  of  Crosby 
Hall  in  London.  Crosby  Hall  was  built  as  a  banqueting-hall  in 
the  fifteenth  century,  and  has  long  been  regarded  as  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  Gothic  structures  in  London.  The  architect  is 
unknown.  Buildings  devoted  entirely  to  business  have  encroached 
upon  the  Hall,  and  the  Hall  itself  has  been  subjected  to  various 
incongruous  uses  and  to  some  indignities,  but  its  beauty  has  survived 

[22] 


its  tribulations.  It  has  been  threatened  repeatedly  with  demo- 
lition. Renewed  efforts  are  now  being  made  to  preserve  it  as  a 
public  monument,  but  the  result  is  still  indecisive. 

Crosby  Hall  is  a  narrower  room  than  the  dining-room  of  the 
University  Club,  having  a  width  of  only  thirty  feet.  The  dining- 
room,  being  forty-three  feet  wide,  requires  five  rows  of  pendants 
in  order  to  give  substantially  the  same  effect  which  Crosby  Hall 
gives  with  its  three  rows. 

The  effect  of  the  ceiling  depends  very  much  upon  the  amount 
and  quality  of  the  light  which  is  permitted  to  reach  it.  The 
windows  are  numerous  and  large,  exceeding  twenty  feet  in  height; 
and  in  order  to  restrict  the  light  along  the  upper  reaches  of  the 
room,  to  lend  to  the  ceiling  the  requisite  sense  of  mystery,  the  upper 
portions  of  the  windows  are  filled  with  stained  glass,  growing 
less  translucent  toward  the  top  of  the  windows.  The  stained 
glass  has  been  designed  by  Mr.  Frederic  C.  Bartlett,  and  Mr. 
Bartlett  has  also  co-operated  with  the  architects  in  the  decora- 
tive treatment  of  the  other  principal  apartments  of  the  building. 

The  lower  windows  of  the  dining-room  are  of  clear  glass,  and 
are  casement  windows  opening  out  upon  corbeled  balconies.  The 
illustration  on  the  opposite  page  may  serve  to  give  a  general  im- 
pression of  the  appearance  of  the  room,  but  the  dimness  of  the 
light  on  the  ceiling  is  rather  exaggerated,  and  gives  perhaps  the 
impression  of  gloom  rather  than  mystery. 

The  ceiling  of  the  recessed  portion  of  the  dining-room 
above  mentioned  is  somewhat  lower  than  the  ceiling  of  the  main 
portion,  and  is  of  stone,  vaulted  and  groined.  Against  the  north 
wall  of  this  recess  there  is  a  stone  fireplace  of  liberal  dimensions. 

Adjoining  the  dining-room  to  westward  is  the  kitchen  of 
the  Club,  consisting  of  two  stories  (only  one  of  which  is  shown 
upon  the  accompanying  floor  plan),  having  ample  accommodation 
for  all  the  needs  of  the  Club,  and  being  connected  by  service 
elevators  and  dumb-waiters  with  the  college  hall  below,  with 
the  roof-garden  above,  with  the  various  private  dining-rooms, 
and  with  the  ladies'  dining-room  on  the  second  floor. 


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4*  Ati|lrttr  lEqm^jmPtit  4* 


'"T^HERE  has  been  growing  an  urgent  demand  for  athletic  equip- 
"*■  ment  in  buildings  devoted  to  club  purposes  in  all  the  larger 
cities  of  the  country,  and  in  planning  the  University  Club  build- 
ing this  need  has  been  recognized,  and  has  been  as  liberally  met 
as  was  possible  under  the  circumstances.  The  swimming-pool  in 
the  basement  has  already  been  mentioned.  Four  squash-courts 
are  provided,  and  are  placed  immediately  over  the  upper  kitchen. 
These  squash-courts  are  all  of  the  regulation  size.  Above  the 
squash-courts  and  extending  eastward  over  the  main  dining-room 
are  two  racquet-courts,  also  of  regulation  size,  separated  by  a 
gallery  which  commands  a  view  of  both  courts.  The  racquet- 
courts  are  lighted  in  the  daytime  from  the  roof  by  a  full  expanse 
of  northern  light,  and  they  are  provided  with  artificial  light  for 
such  games  as  may  be  found  from  time  to  time  capable  of  being 
adapted  to  artificial  light. 

4*      loof-ClarJipn      4* 


'"T^HE  space  varying  from  fifteen  to  twenty  feet  between  the 
■*■  walls  of  the  easternmost  racquet-court  and  the  parapet  of  the 
exterior  walls  of  the  building  is  admirably  adapted  for  a  roof-garden. 
The  portion  of  this  space  inside  the  walls  supporting  the  pitched 
roof  is  protected  from  the  weather  in  winter  by  glass  doors  and 
windows,  so  that  the  space  is  available  for  the  purposes  of  a  roof- 
garden  through  a  larger  portion  of  the  year  than  an  entirely  un- 
enclosed space  would  be. 


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